Over the last two decades, the proportion of women in substance abuse treatment has increased, now comprising about 30 percent of clients. However, despite the growing numbers of women in treatment, little is known about their treatment experience from a national perspective. Using client characteristics (e.g. gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, employment, substance of abuse, prior treatment history, referral source, living arrangements, payment source), treatment process characteristics (types and number of treatment and support services, treatment duration), and facility characteristics (e.g. type of care, ownership, level of public funding, service offerings, staffing), this paper examines differences between men and women in treatment completion. Descriptive statistics are presented, as well as logistic regressions examining probability of completing treatment. The data sources for these analyses are two components of the nationally representative 1997 Alcohol and Drug Services Study: Phase I facility survey and Phase II client record abstract. The significance of these findings are discussed in terms of gender sensitive treatment delivery.
Learning Objectives: 1. Explain how client and treatment process characteristics vary between men and women in substance abuse treatment. 2. Describe how treatment duration and completion change by gender
Keywords: Substance Abuse Treatment,
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.